The Attorney General appealed unduly lenient minimum terms set for the defendants who had been convicted of an exceptionally violent murder.
Held: The terms would be increased. The starting point was 30 years for such an offence. The fact that there was no sexual element in the sadistic acts did not prevent the acts being sadistic within the Act.
Judges:
Rose LJ, Rafferty J, Sir Richard Curtis
Citations:
Times 22-Feb-2006
Statutes:
Criminal Justice Act 2003 sch21 p 5
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 07 July 2022; Ref: scu.238873
